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Programming

R
SQL
Python

Software skills

Power BI | Tableau | Shiny | Git | Quarto/Markdown | LaTeX | SPSS | Microsoft Office

Research strengths

Data Visualization | Statistical Modelling | Bayesian Inference | Multilevel Regression | Longitudinal Analysis | Causal Inference | Research Design | Machine Learning

Professional qualities

Project Management | Leadership | Communication | Writing | Collaboration | Presentations | Team Building

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David Caldwell

Recent PhD graduate and applied statistician seeking industry research positions in the San Francisco Bay Area

Experience

Doctoral Researcher

Centre for Institutions & Political Behaviour

Durham University

2023 - 2017

  • Developing longitudinal and quasi-experimental research designs
  • Constructing and summarizing Bayesian multilevel models
  • Presenting complex data analyses and visualizations to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Research Assistant

Centre for Institutions & Political Behaviour

Durham University

2023 - 2019

  • Writing software to efficiently clean and analyze decades of cross-national survey data
  • Developing innovative statistical measures of social outcomes
  • Consulting on data wrangling, analysis, and visualization

Teaching Associate

School of Government & International Affairs

Durham University

2021 - 2018

  • Designing and teaching classes on probability and statistics, research design, and comparative politics
  • Using statistical software and data visualization tools to instruct clients at a variety of skill levels
  • Evaluating performance and delivering constructive feedback

Education

PhD, Political Science

Durham University

N/A

2023

15 ECTS Credits, Advanced Machine Learning for Social Scientists

University of Essex

N/A

2020

15 ECTS Credits, Advanced Methods for Social Media and Textual Data

University of Essex

N/A

2019

15 ECTS Credits, Advanced Survey Data Analysis and Survey Experiments

University of Essex

N/A

2018

MA, Politics and International Relations

Durham University

N/A

2016

BA (Hons), International Relations and Politics

De Montfort University

N/A

2015